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The Omaha Daily Bee
VOL. XXXVII XO. 50.
OMAILA, THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 13, 1907 TEN PAGES.
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ALTON CASE 1IE1AO
Judge Landis Receive! Letter
Attorney General Bonaparte. '
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RAILROAD PROMISED DQTONIT. '
Department Made Deal to Secure Evi
dence Against Oil Combine.
INVESTIGATION IS POSTPONED
Special Grand Jury ia Ezcuied Until
Pint Week in September.
TRANSCRIPT GOES TO BONAPARTE
Attorney General Will Go Oth
Evidence ia Oil Case to
Sea If Railroad Kept
Ita Coatract.
CHICAGO, Aug. 14. Judge Landls to
day postponed until September S, the grand
Jury Investigation of the charges 6f re
bating against the Chicago 4 Alton rail
road growing out of the recent trial which
resulted In the conviction of the Standard
Oil company of Indiana. It was the original
Intention to commence the investigation
August 27, but Judge Landls said that he
bad received a notification from Attorney
General Bonaparte that the Chicago St
Alton had been promised Immunity, and
the Judge ordered the adjournment in order
that the records of the case might be
looked into.
Coart'a Remarks on Imunlty.
In addressing the grand Jury Judge
Landls said:
I have a communication from the attor
ney general of the United States, the sub
stance of which is that prior to the Indict
ment of the Standard Oil company the then
United States district attorney made an
arrangement with the officials of the Chi
cago dc Alton railroad under which it was
not to be proceeded against provided it
would assist the prosecution In good faith
with evidence and witnesses In the matter
then pending. In view of this, It Is the
iconvlctlon of the attorney general that
good faith requires the Department of Jus
tice to do what it ran to make good the
district attorney's assurance, and this pre
sents a very grave question, because It la
of the utmost Importance that no offender
should undeservedly encape punishment for
crime On any such plea, as well as that
even the criminal may not truthfully
charge the government of the United
States with bad faith.
Will Investigate Agreement.
What i this arrangement was the court
does not know, but assumes 'It possibly
may have provided that the Chicago &
Alton company should emancipate those
who act and speak for it from all obli
gation to deceive and mislead the Jury
on the trial lately closed. If this be true,
whatever officer yf the Department of Jus
tice Is charged with the task of determin
ing what shall he the department's atti
tude must carefully consider the transcript
of the testimony of these railway agents
In order that 1-e trmy Intelligently decide
I whether the Chicago & Alton road Is en
titled to Immunity.
Whether the grand Jury icts In this mat
ter will depend ent'rely upon the conclu
sion this official uay rea-h. The Jury Is,
therefore, at liberty to take a recess until
September S.
A transcript of the record tn the Stand
ard Oil case will be sent to Attorney Gen
eral Bonaparte for. examination and If he
concludes that the railroad fulfilled Its
promise In the Standard Oil case, the grand
Jury will not Investigate further.
OLD BOAT FINALLY DONE FOR
Sioux City's Steamer Josephine Made
Hard FlKht, but Lost the
Battle.
SIOUX CITY. Ia.. Aug. 14.-(8peclal.)
The steamer Josephine, which has been
doing an excursion business out of Sioux
City, has been condemned by Inspectors
Gordor and McDonald, who came from St.
Louis to examine the boat. The boat was
purchased from the government by Captain
Learch, a Missouri river veteran, and now
the government has condemned the craft.
It was put on the market a few months
ago. The condemnation Is the climax of a
series of misfortunes which attended the
captain's possession of the boat. After
purchasing the same he expended consider
able money In putting It into shape and
started to make its trips out of Sioux
City. First, the citizens complained
of the noise of the whistle and
threatened to secure an Injunction. Then
the government took a hand and compelled
the captain to equip the boat with life
preservers for every possible passenger.
Then the owners of Riverside park refused
to let him make any landing at the park
because It would cut Into the business of
the Sioux City Traction company. Then
the Sioux City Trades and Ijibor assembly
put the bott on the unfair list because the
captain discharged a union musician and
replaced him with a nonunion man. When
the boat started on excursion trips up the
Moux river a howl went up from mem
bers of the boat clubs against the Jose
phine stirring up the quiet waters of the
Hon river and making It unfit for boating
and canoeing. His long list of misfortunes
bad hardened the old captain so the con
demnation of the boat was not so much of
a shock as it might have been under other
circumstances. .
DCI I LEADS FOR C0MMANDEP;'lberat Purpose of having it frightened
I by the bands tn our parade. The horse
Philippine Veterans Are t rains; Plnn
to Meet Next Year In,
Manila.
KANSAS CITY, Aug. 14-The time of the
delegates to the annual reunion of the
Army of the Philippines today was taken
up with business matters. The delegates
lute in the day favored the report of Oen
eral Greene, favoring the holding of the
next gathering In Manila
The election
Here Is a hot
o,tn take nlace tomorrow. There
tight on for the vol
asltion of commander-ln- !
hi. f The leading candidates are uenersis
3 Franklin Bell, who Is In the lead; 8. M.
11. Young and Harrison Gray Otis of Los
Angeles.
TWO-CENT FARE IS HELD UP
Kansas Dwlies Not to Enforce Charge
Pending Ontslde Derisions
in Conrta.
TOPEKA. Kan.. Aug. ll-(8peclal.)
Frank Grattan, attorney for the Board of
Kail road commissioners, announced today
that it Is not deemed advisable to enforce
the 8-cent rate law in Kansas at present,
lie says that the matter is now before the
courts of other states and that decisions
will be reached In those cases sooner than
could be done In Kansas. Enforcement of
the rate, he says, would atop the issuance
eg S-eent tOO-nUle book.
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TIB WIATHIB.
FORECAST FOR NEBRASKA Showers.
Temperature at Omaha yesterday:
6 a. m W 1 p. m .' 80
6 a. m 67 2 p. in 81
7 a. m K7 8 p. m 83
8 a. m fi9 4 p. m 84
a. m... 72 fi p. m 84
10 a. m 74 8 p. m 83
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DOMESTIC.
Western Union and Postal officials at
New York claim that the strike has been
broken. Press wire circuits are opened
as far west as Colorado and news in
email portions Is sent through during the
day. rage 1
Brakeman confesses that he set fire
to a caboose that started the big fire
and explosion at Boulder, Colo. rage 8
Attorney General Bonanarte claims im
munlty for the Alton road and Judg3 j
Landls at Chicago adjourns until Sep
tember S the session of the grand Jury
that was investigating the rebating casus.
rage 1
Trainmen's strike In Celorado has been
settled and a committee on arbitration
has been appointed. Fage 1
Secretary Cortelyou will deposit gov
ernment funds In the east to assist the
dealers In moving crops. Fage X
Secretary Taft is back at Washington,
getting rid of the accumulated work
after his vacation. Fag's 1
A receiver has been appointed for the
Pope Manufacturing company of Hart
ford, Conn. Fare X
Negroes of the nation are In session
at Topeka, under the leadership of
Booker T. Washington, who delivers an
address on their present condition and
progress. Fage
Report of grazing conditions during the
year past reveals satisfactory relations
between the cattlemen and the officials
of the forest service, Fage a
General Franklin Bell leads In race for
commander-ln-ohlef of the Philippine
veterans. Fage X
President Roosevelt appoints Edward
M. Morgan postmaster of New York In
place of Postmaster Wlllcox, who will
become a member of the Public Utilities
commission. Pag X
The special masters. Investigating the
competency of Mrs. Mary Baker G. Ediy,
leave for her borne to make an examina
tion of her condition. Fage X
President Roosevelt believes the situa
tion in New Mexico will soon be straight
ened out. Fage X
FOKBXOH
Canadian Pacific railroad will rush
work In Alberta to tap a rich wheat
country before the Grand Trunk and
Northern. Pacific roads can reach It.. .
FagVx"
King Edward and Emperor ' William
meet at Wilhelmshohe. Fage X
HXBKA.8XA.
Elkhorn river has claimed seventeen
victims during the present season.
Fage 9
Reason for the coroner's Jury over the
body of Mra. Laughlln of Ainsworth luy
in the woman's caution to a friend be
fore death, in which she said she fetjed
she would be poisoned. Fage S
Primary ballots will not be the same
in all counties, some having blank lines
lo write in names of candidates. Web
ster changes front on the creamery ques
tion. State Railway commission inspect
ing Missouri Pacific railroad. Fagt 3
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Omaha holds fourth place for six
months among the primary grain mar
kets of the world. Fage S
John L. McCague comes from the east
with the report that capital for Invest
ment is also headed westward. Fage 5
Attorney gpneral of state rules that
candidates for nomination at primary
election cannot withdraw after Au
gust 1. T
Colored friends of Harrison Clarke,
murderer of Edward Flury, circulate pe
tition for commutation of his sentenoa
from death to life imprisonment.
Fage X0
WILD WEST GETS HELD UP
People with Damage Claims Lay In
Walt Everywhere for TruT
ellna; Corporation.
NEW YORK, Aug. 14. (Bpeclal.) Major
John A. Burke, who has been associated
with' Buffalo Bill ever since that celebrated
plainsman put a "show" on the road, was
here the other day and tells some inter
esting stories concerning problems, which
great expositions have to meet. "There
ia scarcely a city in the United States in
which we exhibit," said Major Burko,
"where we are not confronted by lawyers
of the Abe Hummel type, who are con
stantly on the lookout for some claim
against us. A short time sgo a man
bought a horse for about $10 and tied It
a post with a rotten strap with the
was frightened all right, broke away from
Its fastenings and broke its legs. We were
cpmpelled to pay ten times the value of
the animal or to suffer great delay and
annoyance. We run across this sort of
thing so frequently that it has become
second nature to expect trouble In every
city In which we enter. Most of the cases
made up against the "Wild West" are ab-
j ,0lutely without merit
They might he
j dg,,,,,, a, blackmail and yet owing to
, th) fac, that we ,r BO hort a t,me ,n
each town It has been found cheaper In
the past to pay exhorbltant demands
rather than to atay and fight. However,
from this time on this blackmail will cease
as the company now conducting the "Wild
W f " hti i1t rm Ino t n - i.
individually and not to submit to black-
! mall.
UNION PACIFIC HAS WASHOUT
Main Lino In Knnsas Blocked na Re
sett of Henry Rnlns Near
(Inlnter. ,
QUINTER, Kan., Aug. 14.-(Speclal Tele
gram.) Heavy rains at this point last night
washed out the main line of the Union Pa
cific and blocked several trains for about
three hours, a large force of men was
put to work as noon as the water subsided
and repaired ths damage witU little Visa
except delay to the train,
CANADIAN ROADS IN RACE
Canadian Pacific Proposes to Meet
Invasion of Other Lines.
TAPPING HEART OF WHEAT BELT
The Plan Is to Project Its Own
Irrigation Scheme and Brat
the Grand Traak and
Northern.
CALGARY, Alberta, Aug. 14.-(SpeclaJ.)-The
Canadian Pacific railway has 'an
nounced that It will meet the proposed in
vaslon of Its territory by the Grand Trunk
and the Canadian Northern, by running
an extension of its own north from Leth
brldge. Into the heart of the rich wheat
country that the other roads are prepar-'
Ing to cross. This means that four rail
roads have begun the most exciting rail
road building race In the history of Can
ada, with the territory east pf this city as
the goal.
The Increasing Importance of the south
ern Alberta winter wheat crop, which Is
largely grown by American farmers who
have emigrated from the statea. Is re
sponsible for this sudden activity, and the
story of the chain of events leading up to
the Canadian Pacific's announcement forms
vivid chapter in the romance of railroad
mapmaklng,
The Canadian Pacific railroad was the
the first In the field and for years handled
the entire grain crop of southern Alberta,
then worth less than 11,000,000. When the
Grand Trunk decided to build west to the
coast, its officers saw that it would have
to have some of this traffic so the Grand
Trunk announced that It would build a
branch line from the North Saskatchewan
river to Qalgary. This was followed by
rumors that the Canadian Northern In
tended running an extension down to Cal
gary, somewhere west of the Grand Trunk's
proposed route. Then Jim Hill set every
one by the ears with the announcement
that he was going to Join the contest by
bringing the rails of the Great Northern
from Montana right up Into the heart of
the disputed territory.
They're After Hill.
The total crop of western Canada was
then worth 8100.000,000, and Sir Thomas
Shaughnessy, . president of the Canadian
Pacific, signified his purpose of holding
control of Its transportation by issuing
his famous pronunclamento that he would
build two miles of railroad In the United
States for every mile Hill built In Canada.
Since then the crop has Increased still
more in size and value. In the face of a
shortage south of the International ' line,
and the Canadian Pacific has at last taken
active steps to meet the competition of
its rivals by building ahead of them and
directly across their proposed routes.
The exact course of the extension from
Lethbrldge has not yet been announced,
but It will strike north through the fertile
lands esst of this city, and will probably
cross the main line of the railroad at a
point between Cheadle and Strathmore.
This will open up a new section of the
company's 8,000,000-acre tract of farm fhnd,
which it Is bringing under Irrigation.
This . Is the largest Irrigation project
on the continent and Is the principal reason
for the desire of the Canadian Pacific to
build ahead of Its rivals. The territory
affected Is larger than the combined statea
of Delaware and Rhode Island and needs
only the assurance of water to render It
the finest kind of farming country, says
Dr. Elwood Meade, a United States gov
ernment engineer, who recently Investi
gated It.
The railroad is preparing to spend be
tween 85.000,000 and 86.000,000 In the project.
One thousand miles of canal have already
been dug, opening up a third of the ter
ritory to cultivation, but 1.900 more miles
of canal must be dug and t4.7B0.O0O cubic
yards of material removed before the gi
gantic task will be completed.
Besides the Lethbrldge extension, the
Canadian Pacific ia planning a cutoff from
Mewasln to Shepard, similar to the ones
which E. H. Harrlman la now building.
at the expense of millions,'- to shorten the
main line of the Union Pacific. The Me
wasln cutoff will save ten miles, get rid
of a 4 per cent grade and open up a new
part of the irrigation tract. A reason for
the hastening of the railroad's plans tn
regard to the Lethbrldge extension ta the
progress of the winter wheat crop. It is
estimated that this will be the biggest In
the history of Alberta.
NAVAL ACADEMY VACANCIES
Government Notifies Western Members
of Places to Fill In Near
Fatnre.
WASHINGTON, Aug. ll-Speclal.)-The
Navy department is sending notices to Sen
ators and representatives of vacancies now
existing and those to occur In 1908 at the
navy academy at Annapolis, for which
nominations should be made before March
4, next. Vacancies now existing In the
senatorial quota Include Dixon of Montana
and La Follette and Stephenson of Wiscon
sin, one each.
Those to occur by reason of the gradua
tion of the class of 1908 Include Allison,
Iowa, one; Hansbrough, North Dakota,
one; Kittredge and Gamble, South Dakota,
one each; La Follette and Stephenson, Wis
consin, one each.
Vacancies in the quotas of representatives
anticipated by reason of graduation next
year's class Include, Representatives Taw
ney, Lindberg, Stevens, Volstead and Bede,
Minnesota, one each; Hepburn, Iowa, two;
Nelson, Murphy, Welsse and Davidson,
Wisconsin, one each. The existing vacancies
include the same districts tn Minnesota
and Wisconsin, Hepburn, Iowa, two, and
Hull, Iowa, one.
SUBMARINE WORKS PERFECTLY
ITest of Viper In Nnrraa-nnsett
Bay
Proves Vessel All Wns
Claimed.
NEWPORT. R. I., Aug. 14. The Viper,
one of the four submarines constructed
for the navy at Qulncy, has completed
Its torpedo trials In Narragansett bay. The
Viper during Its target practice was sub
merged to a depth of forty feet snd run
ning at full speed; It loaded and fired four
torpedoes, three of which hit the target.
MORGAN NAMED POSTMASTER
President Selects Hend of New York's
Postal Service to Sneeoed
WUIest.
OYSTER BAY. Aug. 14.-Edward M. Mor
gan was today appointed postmaster of
New York City, to succeed Mr. Wlllcox,
who resigned to be come a member of tho
New York City Publlo Utilities eommia-sloa,
RECEIVER FORP0PE COMPANY
Albert L. Pone Appointed In Tem
porary rssarlty for Manufac
turing Concern.
HARTFORD, Conn Aug. 14. Albert L.
Pope was today appointed receiver of the
Pope Manufacturing company upon appli
cation of the McManua-Kelley company of
Toledo. The receiver Is a son of Colonsl
A. A. Pope. In the court's order It is
specified that the 1 receiver may conduct
the company's business of sellln automo
biles and bicycles to such an extent as In
his judgment is advisable. The appoint
ment of a receiver for the company was
due to the present condition of the money
market, according to counsel for the re
ceiver. The Pope company has manufacturing
plants In Hartford. Enfield and Westfleld,
Mass., and Hagerstewn, Md. In the com
plaint the value of the company's prop
erty In this county is given at $3.291.3!W.
The McManua-Kelley company claims dam
age of $15,000.
BOSTON, Maes.. Aug. 11-Judge Dodge
of the United States circuit court this after
noon appointed Albert L. Pope ancilla:y
receiver for the Pope Manufacturing com
pany In the district of Massachusetts.
By the last financial statement of the
company published In June current liabil
ities were placed at $2,600,000, against which
were shown assets aggregating 85.880,000.
Of the current assets 84.186,000 represents
material and supplies and product on hand,
mostly automobiles.
NEW YORK, Aug. 14,-Egbert J. Tarn
blyn was appointed by the chancery court
of New Jersey as receiver of the Pope
Manufacturing company's property in that
state yesterday. The application for a re
ceiver was made by counsel for the Pope
Manufacturing company.
CORTELYOU WILL AID MARKET
Report that Secretary of Treasury
Will Deposit Fnnda to
Move Crops.
NEW YORK. Aug. U-Secretary of the
Treasury Cortelyou, according to the Times,
has decided again to come to the relief of
the money market and distribute govern
ment funds to aid the movement of crops
this year. The plan pursued last year Is to
be followed with soma modifications but In
general It will be that adopted by Secretary
Shaw In his regime. One of the Ideas In
the minds of the officers of the Treasury
department is that the government should
place its funds in the banks. Subject to
wunarawai Dy check. It Is not expected
that anything like the amount ni.A,1 laat
year will be called for this season. If It Is,
me treasury will be In better shape to meet
the call, as under an act of the lajit nona-r.M.
customs receipts may be deposited In Ihu
Denies, t'naer the new method, the customs
receipts will be used for the relief of the
smaller institutions, while the larger fund
will be sent tn the centers of distribution.
IRISH LORD ESCAPES BOMB
Explosion Occurs as Result of Political
asiisiiob, criminal Making!
His Ewsse.
CTiONMEIv Ireland. Aog. U-Lord Ash-
town had a narrow escaoe from death
his residence. Glenablry lodsre. this num.
ing. He was asleep In a room on the
ground noor wnen a terrlfi explosion,
caused by a bomb, shattered one of tho
walls of his apartment and destroyed most
of the furniture, but did not injure Lord
Ashtown. Lord Ashtown had been threat
ened by political agitators and a local
politician who is a Justice of the peace,
was charged with inciting others to mur
der Lord Ashtown,
He was, how.ever, acquitted.
FRANCE GOING- CAUTIOUSLY
Has No .Intention of Overstepping?
Llmltatlon of Algeclras Confer
ence Unless Forced.
PARIS, Aug. 14. Competent government
circles declined to discuss the possibility
of France eventually being compelled lo
overstep the limits of the terms of the
Algeclras convention, but the following
statement was made on the subject today
from an authoritative quarter:
Events may force our hands, but until
they do, we shall try in good faith to
carry out the mandate which we hold from
the pov."ers.
General Drude, In command of the
French expeditionary forces at Casa
blanca, has not asked for reinforcements.
KING EDWARD MEETS KAISER
Great Crowd Witnesses Pnblle Festiv
ities nt Conference of Two
Rnlera.
CASSEL. HESSE NASSAU. Prussia, Aug.
14. King Edward reached Wilhelmshohe
this afternoon and was met and warmly
greeted by Emperor William, who wore
i the uniform of a British field marshal.
The road from the railroad station to the
castle was occupied Its entire length by
troops. Large crowds witnessed the meet
ing and the stands erected at the favorite
spots were crowded with sightseers. The
emperor and his guest were escorted to
the castle by a squadron of Hussars.
Chancellor Von Buelow arrived at Wll-
i helmshohe last evening.
BELFAST RIOTERS' FUNERAL
Ohseejales of Victims of Mondnr'a
Violence Held with Little
Disorder.
BELFAST, Aug. 14. The funeral today
of the victims of Monday's rioting passed
on without disorder. Troops and police
were kept out of sight along the route of
the ' cortege. Enormous crowds followed
the coffins.
, SITUATION STAYS ALARMING
Wtreleeo Advices from Casablanca
Show Continued Tronble Near
Mnsna-an.
TANGIER, Aug. 14 Wireless advices
from Casablanca say thst the situation
at Masagan continues alarming. The
prisoners in the Jails have been turned
loose.
TAFT PLUNGES INTO WORK
Back at Washington, Where He Will
Hnsten Preparations for
Trip.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14-Secretsry Taft
returned to Washington this morning
from his vacation and at once plunged
into a great mass of work to be disposed of
between now and next Sunday, when he
leaves on his western trip which Is to
endln Seattle, where Mr. Taft la to embark
lor the Philippines.
A. D. T. BOYS GO TO W
Messengers and Western Union Reach
Terms of Agreement.
TO GET MONTHLY GUARANTEE
Otherwise "rale la Seme na Befor
Operators Await Word of Presi
dent Small of National
Union.
The Western Union messenger boys
went bac kto work yesterday afternoon
after a strike of two days. The schedule
under which they returned was a com
promise between the boys and thj .com
pany. The boys were getting 1 cents
a message without a guarantee before
the strike. They demanded 2 cents a
message with a guarantee of 835 a
month. They returned to work under
the old scale of 1H centa a message, but
with a guarantee of $$5 a month.
Manager Williams of the Postal de
clared his boys would be back at work
this morning, ' .though he said he had
given them none of their demands. Tho
Postal pays Its boys Z cents a message,
and Mr. Williams says a steady worker
can easily make $35 a month.
There was no material change tn the
local situation of the telegraphers. At
strike headquarters everything was quiet.
President Graul, Secretary Ktrkland and
E. L. Huntley of the local union wore
In Fremont to meet President Small, who
was to pass through Omaha on his way
to Chicago.
Broken Deny It.
It was stated at strike headquarters
that some of the local brokers had
signed up a new schedule. This was de
nied by the brokers, who pointed out
that their operators are now drawing
better pay than the striking operators
are demanding and therefore would nave
no reason for striking. Action In this
respect will depend largely on what Is
done at the main offices of the broknra
In Chicago. Manager Williams of the
Postal stated that he couldn't use more
men If he had them.
"I have six men here," he said, "and
as we are not doing business at branch
stations all of them can work on out
going wires."
Manager Umstead of the Western Union
reported laat night that he had all wires
clear and no unsent or undelivered mes
sages on hand. The Western Union re
ported an addition of three men to Its
working force yesterday.
It was stated that one of the principal
questions on which the local committee
wished to consult President Small was the
advisability of calling out the operators In
the broker's offices.
All Qniet Along; the Potomac.
An Intense quiet brooded over strike
headquarters, the only relief to the mo
notony being a messaage from President
Small.
Printed bulletins describing the progress
of the strike are being received by mall
at strike headquarters from all parts of
the country.
Operators fnr the Postal at Sioux Falls,
S. D., at North Platte and at Lexington,
Neb., have been called out. They are mem
bers of the Omaha local.
The situation in the grain brokers' offices
remains unchanged. Blaslngham &. Boyce's
operators went to work on time Wednes
day, though the previous evening they had
announced to the strikers their intention of
Joining them.
A ball game for the benefit of the strike
fund will bs played Saturday afternoon
at Diets park between the Western Union
and Postal operators.
More Men nt Work.
The local manager of the Western Union
Telegraph company says he has forty-three
operators at work Wednesday, a gain of
three over the preceding day, and accepts
all business offered subject to delay. The
goneral conditions are somewhat improved.
The office continues to be handicapped for
want of sufficient messenger service, and
Is sending out many of the telegrams re
ceived in Omaha by mall. Very little at
tempt is made at systematic delivery.
The Postal Telegraph company has three
women operators at work and one man op
erator In addition to the chief operator. All
messages are accepted subject to delay.
The Postal has no messenger service and
Is also sending out many of Its Omaha
telegrams by mall. The business is fairly
good, considering the handicap and the
company Is looking for a general Improve
ment. STRIKE SWELLS 'PHONE CALLS
Saspenslon of Tclearraph Wlrea
Thrown Barden on Lonar Distance.
The strike of the telegraph operators has
Increased ths traffic on the long distance
lines of the Nebraska Telephone company
In and out of Omaha 100 per cent.
This is the statement made by H. J.
Ryner, local manager. The increase, how
ever, was not as great as was anticipated
when preparations were made with tho
first news of the strike for handling a
much greater business over the telephones.
Telephone rates are consldersbly higher
than telegraph, but If one can talk fast
enough and put enough words Into Xhe al
lotted three minutes there Is but little dif
ference. There Is no telephone connection at pre
sent to the west except for short distances.
The company expects to have a wire Into
Denver within a few months.
ALL 'IS PEACE WITH PACKERS
Raise of Ten Per Cent Settles Any
Discontent.
No further difficulty is anticipated at the
South Omaha packing houses In connec
tion with the telegraphers' strike. The
men working at the Cudahy plant de
manded a raiso of 10 per cent and tn con
sideration of the company granting this
raise the men have promised not to go out
cn a sympathetic strike. Manager Murphy
of the Cudahy plant says he has ten men
employed and they have all agreed to ac
cept the new scale and not to strike In
sympathy with the other operators.
There are ten men employed at the Ar
mour plant, two at the Swift and on,e at
the Omaha Packing company, and the
managers of these plants say they are
paying as much as the Cudahy Packing
company pays since the raise and that
they are looking for no trouble.
NEW MEXICO HAS SECRETARY
President Roosevelt Appoints Wathan
Jaffa In Plnce of K. W.
Reynolds.
OYSTER BAY. Aug. 14--Presldent Roose
velt today appointed Wathan Jaffa to be
secretary of New Msxico Vice K. W.
Beynolda, resigned.
FRED NYE IS KILLED IN CAR!
Veteran Omaha Newspaper Man Meets
Denth In Trolley Wreck In
New York City.
NEW YORK. Aug. 14. (Special Tele
gram.) Fred Nye, associate editor of the
New York World, was struck by a car In
Ienox avenue near One Hundred and
Thirty-fifth streets Monday night and so
badly Injured that he died at the Harlem
hospital, where his Injuries, Including a
fracture at the base of the skull, were
dressed. He was 51 years of age and well
known In Nebraska newspaper circles
twenty or more years ago. The body will
be sent to Nebraska for interment.
With the death of Fred Nye is recalled a
trio of old newspaper men of Omaha con
temporary with him Ed Rothacker, Frank
Morrlssty snd Will Vlsscher who twenty
years ago were among the best known
news writers on the Nebraska press. Fred
Nye came to Nebraska some time In the
later '70s and was for a number of years
associated with ths Omaha Republican.
Brfore the suspension of that paper he es
tablished the Omaha Evening News, which
lived but a few months. He went to
Chicago and engaged In newspaper work,
subsequently going to New York.
Mr. Nye was a sharp, Incisive writer and
considerable of a humorist, delighting most
in satire. Few men tn Omaha of any
prominence escaped the good-natured
strokes of his pen. He was well liked and
was In no sense vindictive. He wss a
brother of Ray Nye of Fremont. His
mother Is Mrs. Theron Nye of that city,
who survives htm. It Is possible that ths
body will be taken to his old home In Fre
mont for Interment. He was for a number
of years engaged also In the newapapr
business there before coming to Omaha.
Mr. Nye left Omaha finally In 1S90 or 1891.
RAILROAD MEN IN SESSION
Northwestern A cents nnd Trainmen
Confer nt Slonx City Over
Their Bnslness.
SIOUX CITY, Ia., Aug. 14. (Special.)
General railroad business, Including the
important changes in passenger and freight
rates, were discussed at the quarterly
meeting of the agents, englnemen and
trainmen of the Sioux City division of the
Northwestern railway yesterday afternoon.
The agents came on the morning trains
and were called to order In the assembly
rooms at the passenger station at 2 o'clock.
Officials of the company who were pres
ent Included Judge J. C. Davis of Dns
Moines, Ia.; attorney for the railroad In
Iowa; M. J. Golden, general freight agent
for the state of Iowa; S. H. Brown, di
vision superintendent, and M. M. Betner,
general agent, Sioux City.
By special Invitation of the company Dr.
G. A. Johnson, United States government
Inspector of stock at Sioux City, was pres
ent, and during the afternoon addressed j
the agents on matters pertaining to the
shipment of cattle. Judge Davis spoke
to the men on the legal phases of the new
laws and remarks relative to the general
railroad business were mado by General
Freight Agent Golden.
Papers were rend by Mr. Beck and Mt
Swanstrom. Short talks were made by
several other agents. '
L. W. Hill, agent at the Wall Lake sta
tion, presided at the meeting.
WILL RECEIVEJTHE GOVERNOR
Anti-Folk Men nt St. Joseph Extend
Invitation to Governor on
His Visit.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo.. Aug. 14. (Long Dis
tance Telephone.) Anti-Folk men are heap
ing coals of fire on the heads of the gov
ernor's friends. Governor Folk Is due here
tomorrow to attend the annual Inspection
of National Guards and the Monroe club,
the leading democratic organisation 5t the
clt, Is counting on entertaining the gov
ernor. It so happens that the Monroe club
is divided In Its membership as to the
matter of endorsing Folk for another term
as governor, and that the Invitation to tho
j governor was Issued by the anti-Folk ele- j
mem. i ne governor promptly ac
cepted. It will not be surprising If some
lively discussion ensues over the guberna
torial question before the governor re
turns to Jefferson City.
This club is a Bryan organization.
Of the National Guards Battery A,
composed of the sons of wealthy St. Louis
families, and Battery B of the same element
from Kansas City, will take a prominent
part In the demonstrations, which are laid
out on. elaborate lines.
HOPE NOW FOR NEW MEXICO
President Roosevelt Believes New
Governor Will Straighten
Things Ont There.
OYSTER BAY. Aug. 14. Ormsby Mc
Harg. an assistant United States attorney
general, "who has been conducting Inves
tigations for the Department of Justice In
New Mexico, was a luncheon guest of
President Roosevelt today. After discuss
ing with the president these investigations,
Mr. McIIarg announced that the president
was very deslious of having them contin
ued, and that his confidence In Governor
Curry, the newly appointed executive of
the territory, was such that he believes
the federal and territorial officers could
work together and straighten out the
tangled condition of affairs In New Mexico.
APPEALS FROM REBATE FINE
Wisconsin Central Railroad Will Tnke
Case Ip to Federal Su
preme Court.
ST. PAUL. Aug. 14.-(Speclal.)-The Wis
consin Central Railway company has taken
an appeal from the decision of Judge Page
Morris, fining that railroad 117,000 for
granting rebates to Minneapolis grain
firms on Twin Cltles-Duluth business.
"This case was tried out last spring."
said T. H. GUI, general counsel for the
i Central. "Except for the Imposition of sen
tence, the case has been completed for
some time. We have appealed. We
cleaned up all tbe matters pertaining to
this case in the lower court Saturday at
St. Paul. There isn't anything to say
about it except that the case Is going to
the supreme court."
DEATH FROM HEAT IN ST. JOE
Mothew of United Stntea Surveyor
John Alhua Pnaaes Away
After Prostration.
ST. J08EPH, Aug. 14. (Long Distance
Telephone.) Mrs. Elisabeth Albus, mother
of John Albus, United States surveyor of
customs, a pioneer woman of this city, 08
years of age, died this morning as the re
sult of a heat prostration of last Saturday.
The family has been among the moat sub
stantial here for many years. John Albus
Is one of the leading republicans of north
western MUaaourfc
WILL NOT ARBITRATE
Telegraph Officials Refuse to Receiva
Deputations from Strikers.
SAY THEY ARE IN GOOD SHAPE
Postal and Western Union Managers
Claim Business is Moving.
PRESS CIRCUITS ARE OPENED
Wires Sending News Generally 0vr
Entire Country.
COLORADO POINTS ARE REACHED
News Coming; Through In Rather A b
brevlated Form Without the
Aid of the Regalnr
Operators.
BULLETIN.
KANSAS CITY. Mo., Aug. 14.-The Board
of Trade this afternoon ordered the follow
ing message sent to President Roosevelt
at Oyster Bay:
"The deadlock between the telegraphers
and their employers is a national calamity,
demanding an Immediate settlement of the
differences at issue. In this emergency we
most respectfully urge you to use your
best endeavors to bring about a settlement.
"THOMAS J. BROADNAX, President."
CHICAGO. Aug. 14.-Pendlng arrival of
President Small but little progress wss
being made today tn efforts to secure a
settlement of the telegraphers' strike. The
companies adhered to their determination
not to receive any deputations iron! the
strikers or to submit anything to arbitra
tion. Both the Western Union and Postal
managers asserted that they were In bet
ter condition than at any time since the
strike began.
All the Associated Press circuits radiating
from Chicago to the east, north, south and
west were restored to a normal working
basis this morning. The eastern circuit was
fully manned yesterday, two wires working
through the day and night. The north
circuit to Milwaukee, St. Paul and Min
neapolis was fully manned and sent for
ward the regular quota of report. The
southern circuit to Indianapolis, Cincinnati,
Columbus and Louisville was restored, with
only the city of Dayton missing, when
the wires were opened. The big western
circuit was today, opened for the first
time to 8t. Louis, Kansas City and St.
Joseph.
The regular overland circuit of the As
sociated Press was opened through to
Denver and Colorado Springs at S:3S o'clock
this forenoon.
Postal Men Strike at San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 14,-Fifty Postal
telegraphers struck yesterday afternoon.
Superintendent fitorcr says he can l.iuidle
the ordinary amount of business, although
more slowly than usual. Manager O'Brien
of the Western Union, whose men also
struck yesterday, claimed to be In better
shape than v. hen the men went out on
the strike preceding this one.
Railroad Men Mnr Help.
KANSA8 CITY. Mo.. Aug. H.-Cal E.
Ryle, chairman of the grievance committee
of the local union of the Commercial Teleg
raphers' union, declared yesterday that the
Order of Railway Telegraphers had ten
dered to the commercial men now on strlka
their 81.000.000 reserve fund.
The official record of the proceedings of
the biennial session of the railroad teleg
raphers, held at Minneapolis In May last,
however, shows that according to the re
port of L. W. Quick, grand secretary-treasurer,
the Order of Railway Telegraphers
has no such huge fund available to aid an
allied union. As a matter of fact, the report
of Secretary-Treasurer Quick shows that
the protective fund on March 31, 1907,
showed a balance on hand of only $ti2,404.S7.
The report of Mr. Quick did show that his
order had a total of 1150,288.24 on hand
March 31, 1907. In the general fund of the
order, but this would not appear to bo
available for use In aiding allied unions.
Strike Broken In New York.
NEW YORK. Aug. H.-VVestern Union
and Postal officials declare today that the
strike is practically broken. The Associated
Press Is maintaining its customary circuits)
fully manned and in the eastern division
several operators who went out yesterday
resumed their keys.
Three St. Joe Men Go Ont.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo., Aug 14. Three Western
Union operators here walked out this morn
ing upon telephonic instructions from Kan
sas City.
MARINE HELD FOR MURDER
W. H. Adsetts Believed to Huvn
Killed Woman and Shipped
Body In Trunk.
NEW YORK, Aug. 14. Dispatches from
Chefoo, China, report the arrest there of
W. H. Adsetts, formerly of the United
States marines guarding the legation at
Pklng. He is suspected of robbing and
killing a woman whose body was found In
a box on a British steamer at Hong
Kong.
i.it ass arrested only after he had
made violent resistance and later broke
ou of the local Jail and escaped. Several
thousand dollars and some valuables bo
lieved to belong to the murdered wonMhn
were taken from Adsetts.
I. N. PERRY SELLslNTEREST
Federal National Rank of Chicago
Now Controlled by Kansas
Cltr Men.
CHICAGO. Aug. 14. The Federal National
bank last night passed Into the hands of
a coterie of financiers headed by John
Worthlngton of Kansas City. Isaac N.
Perry and his associates transferred their
entire interests to the r.ew owners and
passed completely out of the Ufa of the
bank.
LE GRAND POWERS VERY ILL
Chief Statistician of Agriculture Seri
ously Sick of Typhoid Fever
t Washington.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 14. (Speclsl.) Lo
Grand Powers of Minneapolis, chief statis
tician of agriculture In the census bureau,
Is seriously 111 of typhoid fever at his home
In this city. Mr. Powers was 111 ten days
before he took to his bed and it is ex
pected that a crisis will be reached noma
tUuu this Wsnat
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